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Nesting biology, flower preferences, and larval morphology of the little-known Old World bee Ochreriades fasciatus (Apoidea, Megachilidae, Megachilinae)

by: Rozen, Jerome G., Jr. (Jerome George), 1928- author

Publication date: 2015

Usage: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topics: Ochreriades fasciatus, Nests, Behavior, Larvae, Host plants, Lamiaceae, Megachilidae, Phylogeny, Bees, Insects, Ochreriades fasciatus -- Nests, Ochreriades fasciatus -- Behavior, Ochreriades fasciatus -- Larvae, Ochreriades fasciatus -- Host plants, Megachilidae -- Nests -- Israel, Megachilidae -- Behavior -- Israel, Megachilidae -- Larvae -- Israel, Megachilidae -- Host plants -- Israel, Megachilidae -- Israel, Megachilidae -- Phylogeny, Bees -- Nests -- Israel, Bees -- Behavior -- Israel, Bees -- Larvae -- Israel, Bees -- Host plants -- Israel, Bees -- Israel, Bees -- Phylogeny, Insects -- Nests -- Israel, Insects -- Behavior -- Israel, Insects -- Larvae -- Israel, Insects -- Host plants -- Israel, Insects -- Israel, Insects -- Phylogeny, Nests, Insects, Behavior, Insects, Larvae, Insects, Host plants, Insects, Insects, Phylogeny

Publisher: New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History

Collection: biodiversity; americanmuseumnaturalhistory

Contributor: American Museum of Natural History Library

Language: English

Rights: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/permissions

Rights-holder: American Museum of Natural History Library

Volume: no. 3830

18 pages : 26 cm

Herein we present information on the nesting behavior of Ochreriades fasciatus (Friese) found occupying beetle galleries in dead trunks and branches of certain trees and shrubs in Israel. We also describe the pre- and postdefecating larvae thereby making known the mature larva for this uncommon Old World genus. Females of O. fasciatus build linear nests in existing burrows in dead wood; depending on the length of the burrow, 1-5 cells are placed in one nest. The cell partitions are made of hardened mud, while the nest plug consists of pebbles fixed together with mud. Ochreriades fasciatus is oligolectic on Lamiaceae and probably strongly associated with the two related genera Ballota and Moluccella. It is hoped that information concerning its nesting biology, host-plant relationships, as well as larval development and anatomy will eventually prove valuable in determining the phylogenetic position of this genus relative to other megachiline bees

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Abstract: Herein we present information on the nesting behavior of Ochreriades fasciatus (Friese) found occupying beetle galleries in dead trunks and branches of certain trees and shrubs in Israel. We also describe the pre- and postdefecating larvae thereby making known the mature larva for this uncommon Old World genus. Females of O. fasciatus build linear nests in existing burrows in dead wood; depending on the length of the burrow, 1-5 cells are placed in one nest. The cell partitions are made of hardened mud, while the nest plug consists of pebbles fixed together with mud. Ochreriades fasciatus is oligolectic on Lamiaceae and probably strongly associated with the two related genera Ballota and Moluccella. It is hoped that information concerning its nesting biology, host-plant relationships, as well as larval development and anatomy will eventually prove valuable in determining the phylogenetic position of this genus relative to other megachiline bees.